Animals then and now

Amazing Animals

All about hornbills, sloths and elephants!

Sloths

• Sloths live in the tropical of Central and South America. They look like monkeys with their long arms and shaggy fur. Sloths can be from 0.6 to 0.8 metres long and weigh from 3.6 to 7.7 kilograms.

• They enjoy spending their time on trees because their long claws, which about 8 to 10 centimetres make it difficult for them to walk on the ground. Sloths can sleep for 20 hours a day, so they enjoy being by themselves.

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Sloths live in the tropical forest of Central and South America.

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Sloths are about 0.5 to 0.7 metres long

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They enjoy spending their time on the ground.

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Sloths like to be alone.

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Sloths are famous for their long claws.

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Rhinorecos Hornbill

• The Rhinoceros hornbill is one of the largest birds in Asia. They live in some parts of Malaysian forests and Indonesian islands.

• They have unique yellow horns called casques. Rhinoceros are omnivores. They usually eat insects and fruits. They live in pairs and need large trees to nest in.

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Rhinoceros hornbill lives in Malaysian forest and Indonesian island.

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They have black feathers and white tail with yellow horns on their beaks.

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Rhineceros are carnivores.

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Rhinoceros hornbill usually eat insect and fruits.

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They usually lives alone.

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Elephants

• Elephants live in various places such as savannahs, grasslands, forests, desserts, swamps, and highlands in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia.

• Their skin is greyish to brown. Elephants mainly eat fruits and plants.

• Elephants are the largest animal on the land. They are known for their large ears, tusks and trunks.

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They are known for their large ears, tusks and trunks.

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Elephants live in the villages and cities.

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Elephants loves to eat insects and other animals.

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Elephants are the largest animal on the land.

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Elephants lives in the savannahs, grasslands, forests, desserts, swamps, and highlands in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia.

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